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The Sweet Hurt, Miss Willie Brown & HoneyHoney @ Hotel Cafe, 11/4/08
Last Tuesday, local blues/rock duo HoneyHoney (MySpace) -- previously mentioned here -- celebrated the release of their debut full-length album First Rodeo at the Hotel Cafe (MySpace) in Hollywood, with openers The Sweet Hurt (MySpace) and Miss Willie Brown (MySpace).
Accompanying HoneyHoney for two songs was their Ironworks labelmate Rocco DeLuca (MySpace).
As for upcoming local shows, The Sweet Hurt's on December 6th at Pehrspace (MySpace) in Echo Park, and Miss Willie Brown's on November 29th and December 4th at the Air Conditioned Supper Club (MySpace) in Venice, December 11th at Harvelle's in Santa Monica, and December 18th for the Yellow Ribbon America Fundraiser at JT Schmid's in Irvine.
Special thanks to The Sweet Hurt, Miss Willie Brown, HoneyHoney, and the Hotel Cafe.
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